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A peak on the far western edge of the Black Mountains. 1,083ft. Overlooks the Baie de Douarnenez to the south and the River Aulne to the north. Sacred in Celtic lore, the mountain is also the land of the korrigans and of the elves of Amorican popular belief and ...

This is a public holiday in France that honors the tens of millions of lives lost in WWI. No family was untouched by this war here. While I've seen my Great Grandfathers' draft cards for this war, they were all in the U.S. and didn't see action (as far as I ...

First stop on another big driving day was the historic fishing village of Camaret sur mer. A lovely drive on single lane roads passing through little settlements and villages with houses to the edge of the road and well kept houses with little to distinguish the historic from the old and modern.

The book tells us that the English love to holiday here and it is easy to see ...

... of many crÍpes I would eat during my vacation in Brittany and all of them were certainly delicious. After lunch we moved on to the guided tour of the "Parlement de Bretagne" (Parliament of Brittany). Brittany is interesting because it was its own nation with its own language and government up to 1532 when it joined France. The language, Breton, remains spoken by those who wish to conserve the culture of Brittany. After Brittany joined France it still held a great deal ...

... a statue of their representative saint. They hope to keep adding to the number they have and possibly end up with hundreds over the years. Some styles were very modern to say the least. Stefan and Madeleine had a bigger surprise waiting for us after that. We drove to Hede to an old ...